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Top Universities in South Africa

9 ranked universities · 0 in the world top 100 · Average score 62.8

🇿🇦 Every ranked university in South Africa

Composite score out of 100, aggregating QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, ARWU Shanghai Ranking and U.S. News Best Global Universities. Switch the tabs to re-rank by any single source.

# University QS THE ARWU USN Score

1
University of Cape Town

QS #184 THE — ARWU #201-300 USN #124

#184 — #201-300 #124 87.2
2
University of the Witwatersrand

QS #302 THE #325 ARWU #201-300 USN #265

#302 #325 #201-300 #265 80.3
3
Stellenbosch University

QS #296 THE #325 ARWU #401-500 USN #322

#296 #325 #401-500 #322 76.0
4
University of Johannesburg

QS #292 THE #375 ARWU #501-600 USN #319

#292 #375 #501-600 #319 73.5
5
University of Pretoria

QS #326 THE #550 ARWU #501-600 USN #460

#326 #550 #501-600 #460 67.5
6
University of KwaZulu-Natal

QS #600 THE #550 ARWU #601-700 USN #424

#600 #550 #601-700 #424 61.6
7
University of the Western Cape

QS #1001 THE #700 ARWU — USN #714

#1001 #700 — #714 44.4
8
North-West University

QS #1001 THE #900 ARWU #701-800 USN #588

#1001 #900 #701-800 #588 44.1
9
University of South Africa

QS #951 THE #1350 ARWU #801-900 USN #869

#951 #1350 #801-900 #869 30.6

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